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Status Urge Produces Modernity and Progress
The status urge is not merely the worst of human nature (serial killers, genocide, incel violence); it is also the best, because without it there is no modernity, no progress, no science, no technology, and no vaccines—so it is a mistake to condescend to it.
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Will StorrEvidence Quote
“we make a fundamental mistake when we condescend to the status surge... but it's also the best of human nature you don't get modernity without the status game”
Created: 6/14/2026, 1:55:49 AM
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